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PERRY CROSSON AND JOHN E. LiPPHARD, OE CHICAGO, ILLiNoIs, ASSICNORS OE ONE-HALE To CHARLES E. STADE AND H. J. MEACHER, OE SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR HOLDING BAGS OR POUCH'EYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,419, dated May 21, 1895.

Application filed November 26, 1894:. Serial No. 530,062. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, PERRY OROssON and JOHN F. LIPPHARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Holding Bags and Pouches; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appe'rtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

Our invention relates to bag holders for holding bags or sacks in position to be filled and the mouths thereof open or distended for the reception of materials to be placed therein. It is specially designed and intended for use in post offices and in the railway mail service for holding mail bags or pouches while they are being llled, but it is adapted'also to other purposes.

The invention comprehends an open frame provided with supportin g legs, and with movable jaws adapted to be placed in the mouth of the bag or pouch and to be then moved apart to distend and hold the same Yfor the convenient deposition therein of letters, packages, or other matter.

It also comprehends means for moving and operating the holding jaws and for fixing them in operative position.

It also comprehends certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate our invention in a preferred form and form a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a plan view of the apparatus; Fig. 2, a side elevation looking inthe direction indicated by the arrow ct in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a transverse section, on an enlarged scale, on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4,a side view of'one of the bag-holding jaws; Fig. 5, a vertical section on the line 7 5 in Figs. 1 and 3; Fig. 6, detached side and end views of a lever-sup-A 0f the invention.

porting collar; Fig. 7, side and sectional views of one of the arm-supporting collars, and Fig. 8 a diagrammatic plan view. illustrating the manner of securing a wide-mouthed bag on the holding'fjaws.

Referring to the drawings, 6, 6 designate the side bars, and 7, 7 the end bars of a rectangular frame. The side bars extend into or through openings formed in the end bars (see Fig) and are secured therein by set nscrews 9. The frame thus constructed may be made of any suitable material but we prefer to make it of channel-iron, as shown in section in Figs. 3 and 5.

The frame is provided with legs lO which 'are also preferably madeof channel iron, and

are set into the Open channels of the end bars and secured thereinby set screws 1l.

As represented in Fig. `1 the frame is provided with two pairs ofholding jaws, but it is to be understood that it may be made of any preferred length and .provided with any number of pairs of jaws without in any way m'odifyingor changing the essentiall features The two pairs of jaws illustrated being alike, and the means for operating them being the same, a description of one pair will suflice for both.

r.On one of the side bars of the frame are loosely mounted two collars 12 and 12a provided respectively with horizontally extending arms 13 and 13a which constitute the holding jaws for distending and holding the bag or pouch. They are preferably made of iiat metal plates having their outer ends bent at right angles toward each other, as shown in Fig. 1, and flaring outwardly at their lower edges, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and. They are connected with the collars by bent necks 13b forming throats 13c for the reception of the edge o f the bag when the latter is placed thereon, as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 4.

vBetween the two movable collars 12, 12 is a collar 14: fixed in position by a set screw 145. This collar forms the fulcrum of a lever l5 which is pivoted.- thereon. This lever is connected with the two collars 12, 12, by links or toggle connections 16, 16, and it is provided with a handle 15n whereby it is operated t0 move the collars 12, l2, and their connected jaws 13, 13 toward and from each other, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1.

At the outer ends of the jaws, at the angles formed by the inwardly bent ends thereof are ears 13d which project outwardly from the upper edges. These are for convenience in placing the bag on the jaws, forming stops to prevent it from being drawn too far up.

The links 16, 16, are adjustably connected with the collars 12, 12, the latter being provided with longitudinal slots 121 for the reception of the bolts 17 whereby the links and collars are coupled together. This adjustability provides for bags of different sizes by permitting the jaws to be adjusted toward and from each other.

The jaws having been properly adjusted to the size of the bag or pouch to be placed thereon, the lever 15 is turned and the jaws are drawn toward each other. (See broken lines in Fig. l.) The bag is now placed thereon and the lever returned to the position shown in full lines whereby the jaws are forced apart and the mouth of the bag distended and caused to embrace the outwardly flaring lower edges, being held thereby and supported in position to be conveniently filled. When full, or when it is desired to remove it, the lever 15 is again turned to the angular position drawing the jaws together and releasing the bag.

For extra large bags, too wide to be held by the apparatus thus far described, we provide an auxiliary fastening device constructed and operating as follows:

To one of the holding jaws, at the inner side thereof, is pivoted a spring arm 1S which carries at its outer or swinging end a gripping plate 1S which extends over the top of the jaw and down along the outer side thereof, as shown in Figs. Il and :5. The jaw is also provided with a holding tooth 19 which also extends down along the outer side with a free space between the two for the insertion of the edge of the bag. (See Figs. 4c and 8.)

The bag having been placed on the jaws, as explained above, a fold 2O is formed back of the tooth 19, which fold is turned forward and the gripping plate 18, previously raised, is pressed down over the same and clamps it against the holding j aw. For greater security both the jaws 13 and 1S are serrated, as shown in Fig. 5. The screw bolt 17 whereby the link 16 is connected with the collar 12 projects up a sufficient distance to engage and hold the lever handle 15 by frictional contact, forming a simple and efficient means for holding the lever in operative position.

An important feature of our invention is the movability of the jaws from one position on the frame to another. It will be remembered that the collars 12, 12n are movable on the frame, and that the collar 14: is fixed in place by the set-screw lata. By simply loosening said screw the collar may be moved to another position on the bar 6; `and it will thus be seen that by providing a long frame the holding apparatus may be moved thereon from one point to another for the reception of matter or materials from diiferent sources.

Vhile we have described a rectangular frame as a part of our apparatus we desire to have it understood that only the rail upon which the jaws and the operating lever are mounted is essential to the successful operation of the invention, and we therefore desire to have it understood that the term frame as used in our claims hereto appended refers to the supporting rail, either with or without the other parts shown and described.

Having now fully described our invention, we claim as new- 1. In a bag holder the combination of a horizontally extending supporting frame, two horizontally extending holding jaws movably mounted thereon, a lever fulcrumed on the frame between the jaws and link or toggle connections between said lever and jaws, whereby the latter are moved toward and from each other.

2. In a bag holder the combination of a supporting frame, two bag-holding jaws movably mounted thereon, a lever for operating said jaws, and adjustable connections between the lever and jaws, whereby the apparatus may be adjusted to bags of different sizes.

3.. In a bag holder the combination of a horizontally extending supporting frame, horizontally extending bag holding jaws thereon toward and from each other, one of said jaws being provided with a tooth 19 and with a pivoted gripping plate adapted to hold a fold ofthe bag against the jaw.

4. In a bag holder the combination of a support, two bag-holding jaws thereon movable toward and from each other, devices on one of said jaws for holding a fold of the bag horizontally extended and a lever for operating said jaws.

5. In a bag holder the combination of a horizontally extending supporting frame, bag holding jaws thereon, a lever fulcrumed on the frame for spreading said jaws apart to dis tend and hold the bag, said jaws and movable lever being movable together on the frame.

6. In a bag holder the combination of a horizontally extending supporting frame, bagholding jaws movably mounted thereon, and an operating lever coupled with said jaws and having a movable fulcrum on the frame, the jaws and lever being adapted to be moved horizontally to different positions on the frame.

7. In a bag holder the combination of a horizontally extending supporting frame, bag In testimony whereof we aftix our signatures holding jaws movably mounted thereon, an in presence of two witnesses. operating lever fulcrurned on the frame, link or toggle connections between the lever and PERRY CROSSON.

5 the respective jaws, and a coupling bolt prol JOHN F. LIPPHARD.

jecting into the path of the lever and adapted Witnesses: to enga-ge and hold the same by frictional A. J. STEPHENS,

contact. l E. J. BATTEN. 

